[ElaineM]

I feel for you. I have had my share of mishaps from technicians trying to access a vein or taking a needle out after a contrast. The last time a technician tried I bleed all over the place ---my clothes, the floor, the equipment etc. They had to page over the loudspeaker for a trauma nurse and the senior radiologist on duty had to apply pressure for 30 minutes to stop the bleeding. they applied pressure bandages after that. I always request an I. V. nurse when I am making appointments for all scans and refuse to let the technicians access my veins.